Press Kit
The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians.
Each year up to 10 librarians are selected. Each winner receives a $5,000 cash award in recognition of their outstanding service to their community. They will be honored at a virtual award ceremony during the the American Library Association's LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience in January 2022 and will receive complimentary online conference registration as part of their prize package.
In the award’s first 13 years, library supporters nationwide submitted more than 22,000 nominations for their librarians. A total of 130 librarians have won the award to date.
Each nominee must be a librarian with a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association in library and information studies or a master’s degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Nominees must be currently working in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at at library at an accredited K-12 school, or have been working at one of these institutions as of March 1, 2021.
The philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York generously sponsors the I Love My Librarian Award. The New York Public Library also supports the award. The ALA administers the award through the Communications and Marketing Office, which promotes the value of libraries and librarians.
Media Contacts
Macey Morales
Deputy Director
Communications and Marketing Office, ALA
cmomedia@ala.org
Press Releases
- 10 winners receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
- Nominate an amazing librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award
Committee
Members of this year's I Love My Librarian Award Selection Committee:
Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Chair
Immediate Past President
American Library Association
Kathy Carroll
Immediate Past President
American Association of School Librarians
Jon E. Cawthorne
Immediate Past President
Association of College & Research Libraries
Melanie Huggins
President
Public Library Association
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2021 Winners
Jayanti Addleman
Director of Library Services
Hayward Public Library
Hayward, California
Press release: Hayward librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Jessica Bell
Director of the Library and Instructional Design
MGH Institute of Health Professions: Bellack Library
Boston, Massachusetts
Press release: Boston librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Sean C. Bird
Associate Dean of University Libraries
Washburn University: Mabee Library
Topeka, Kansas
Press release: Washburn University librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Naomi Bishop
Health Science Librarian
Phoenix Biomedical Campus: Arizona Health Science Library
Phoenix, Arizona
Press release: Phoenix librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Jesse Braun
Middle School Librarian
Beverly Vista Middle School Library
Beverly Hills, California
Press release: Beverly Hills librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Adilene Estrada-Huerta
Bilingual Outreach Youth Services Librarian
Sacramento Public Library
Sacramento, California
Press release: Sacramento librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Jianye He
Librarian for Chinese Collections
University of California, Berkeley: C.V. Starr East Asian Library
Berkeley, California
Press release: Berkeley librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Jane E. Martellino
K-5 Media Specialist
International School at Dundee
Greenwich, Connecticut
Press release: Greenwich librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Jennifer L. Newcome
Librarian
Northeastern High School
Manchester, Pennsylvania
Press release: Manchester librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
Elizabeth Moreau Nicolai
Youth Services Coordinator
Anchorage Public Library
Anchorage, Alaska
Press release: Anchorage librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award